The new benchmark indicates that Firefox 4 (with the new JaegerMonkey JavaScript engine) is more than 2.5x faster than the current stable version of Firefox 3.6.

Where is the problem with that? "

Oh no problem there at all. I certainly can see Firefox catching up with the competition with their 4th release. I merely contest the claim that it will beat/already beats Chrome stable/latest "heftily." Actually, I wouldn't have any problem if it turned out to be true eventually, I love to see vendors doing their best to outperform each other. I just don't see any evidence for the latter. You mentioned earlier that every vendor does this (ie publish benchmark that favours its own product). Microsoft was your example. That's my problem I expected better from the Mozilla folks, more honesty.

"The new benchmark indicates that Firefox 4 (with the new JaegerMonkey JavaScript engine) is more than 2.5x faster than the current stable version of Firefox 3.6.

Where is the problem with that?

Oh no problem there at all. I certainly can see Firefox catching up with the competition with their 4th release. I merely contest the claim that it will beat/already beats Chrome stable/latest "heftily." "

Oh no problem there at all ... I haven't seen anyone make such a claim. Did you dream it?

Actually, I wouldn't have any problem if it turned out to be true eventually, I love to see vendors doing their best to outperform each other. I just don't see any evidence for the latter. You mentioned earlier that every vendor does this (ie publish benchmark that favours its own product). Microsoft was your example. That's my problem I expected better from the Mozilla folks, more honesty.

But it has already been pointed out to you, that Mozilla has been honest.

"JaegerMonkey" is the code-name for a new JIT being developed for Mozilla's JavaScript engine. Jaeger means "hunter" in German. "Tracing" is the original JIT. "Jaeger+Tracing" is them both turned on, working together. "Interpreter" is Mozilla's JavaScript engine without any JITing. "Google V8" is the JavaScript engine for Google Chrome, and "Apple Nitro" (aka JavaScriptCore) is the JavaScript engine for Apple's Safari browser.

How could it be any fairer, since they are using Apple and Google's own tests?

How could it be any clearer (they even give you a FAQ)?

Why do you keep insisting that Mozilla are not comparing the latest engines, when they actually are?

Sheesh!

That's my problem I expected better from the Mozilla folks, more honesty.

What more could you possibly expect from the Mozilla folks? They are using the oppositions own tests, and the very latest builds, and they are saying that under those test conditions, bent as far as possible to the opposition advantage, Mozilla aren't as fast yet.